Doris Day
Acting
Doris Day (born Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 - May 13, 2019) was an American actress and singer, and an outspoken animal rights activist since her retirement from show business. Her entertainment career began in the 1940s as a big band singer. In 1945 she had her first hit recording, "Sentimental Journey". In 1948, she appeared in her first film, Romance on the High Seas. During her entertainment career, she appeared in 39 films, recorded more than 650 songs, received an Academy Award nomination, won a Golden Globe and a Grammy Award, and, in 1989, received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in motion pictures. As of 2009, she was the top-ranking female box office star of all time and ranked sixth among the top ten box office performers (male and female).
Known for
2025Chaos: The Manson Murders
Self - Actress & Mother of Terry Melcher (archive footage)
2023Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Self (archive footage)
2023Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
2022Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions
2018Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2009What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
Self (voice)
2009Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
2009Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
Self (archive)
2007Doris Day: Virgin Territory
Self
2004'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration
Self
2000The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
Self (archive footage)
2000Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
Self (archive footage)
1998Doris Day: It's Magic
Self
1994That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
1991Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey
Self
1990Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
(archive footage)
1988Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1976That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1975Doris Day Today
Self
1971The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
Self
1968Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Margaret Garrison
1968With Six You Get Eggroll
Abby McClure
1968The Ballad of Josie
Josie